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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5307, 21 January 1947, Page 8

Beautiful Rainbow Sprj, Beautiful Rainbow Sprjj Beautiful Rainbow Sprjj SEE THE RENOWNED RAINj TROXJT WHICH MADE THE DISW , ' FAMOUS. * COMFORTABLE FURNISHED CAi AND CAMP'ING SITES. ^ PHONE 657.

Eave you seen the SCENIC GEM — * LAKE Q K A T A I N A I. Short Launch Trips on Lake to see the Beautiful Bush Scenery. ACCOMMODATION FOR ANGLERS ! AND GUESTS AT OKATAINA • FISHING LODGE. Home-cooked Teas Served, Boats and ; Motors, etc., for Hire. Trolling and j Fly-Fishlng. RING FOR BOOKINGS. Enquire N.Z. Road Services re Day or Half-day Trips. Lake Rotoiti-OIcataina Round Trip (Motor and Launoh) The matn highways radlattng from Rotorua were bullt to provide th& shortest routea to and frora the thermal dlstrleta, and they, therefore, of necessity by-pass much of the most magniflcent scenery. The water route of the Lake RotoltlOkatalna Round Trip remedles these defects and brlngs into vlew new and delightfui panoramas as the launch traverses the sinuous and ever-changing coastline of the longer of Rotorua's justly ■ renowned lakes. Bleven mlles from j Rotorua the tourist Is flrst shown the j Okere Falls, forming the head of a deep S and dangerous ravine twenty miles In extent. Arms of the lake, dotted wlth islands and separated by slender penln- j sulas, branch out in all dlrectlons. Trees overhang the water's edge, thelr roots ' securely held in the clefts of rock, while at the base of the mighty rampant the , water, 500 feet deep, hollows out deep j flssures and falry caverns. When the j passengers disembark, the journey is re- j sumed hy car to the gateway of Hongl's j Track. Hongl's Track is enshrlned for 1 all time in the history of the Maorl race. 1 The car next passes down the celebrated Okataina Track. An additional crulse by launch on Lake Okataina ls avallable and furnishes a rare and singular experience. Leavlng Okataina the next call is Tikitere, a curioua, welrd conglomerate of mud springs, black and cavernous, throbblng, hlssing and spluttering. The spectacle is awesome and, known as Heil's Gate, provides the highest known surface temperatures in the world. Daily 9.15 a.m. FARE: 12/6. Launch on Lake Rotoiti, 7/6. Guide Fees: Okere Falls, 6d. Tikitere, 2/-; Launch on 'okataina Lake, 2/fl. W air akel-T aupo The Wairakei-Taupo trip takes the traveller to the geographical centre of the North Island, the great volcanlo Taupo basln. The sights, varled to a degree, are unequalled In any other part ! of the world. Rainbow Mountain, re- , splendent ln colour, is still the scene of i considerable thermal activity. The rugged Paeroa mountain range lying to the west of the Rotorua-Taupo road comes into view a few mlles beyond Rainbow Mountain. No words can do justlce to the remarkable enterprise that is convertlng 1,000,000 acres of tussock and scrub into j' oue lmmense forest of vigorous, healthy j pine. Unrlvalled vlews of the plantation are ohtained from the service car. In the Aratiatia Rapids, tlie Huka Falls, and the celebrated Geyser and Wal-Ora Valleys, we see the wizardry of Nature in endless diversity of operatlon. The weird display of thermal activity in the Geyser Valley has won for it the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World. Seen beneath a cairn and cloudless sky, the blue of Lake Taupo is said to transcend the far-famed Vesuvlan blue of the Bay of Naples. In* the rarefled atmosphere it is deeper, richer — a pure sapphlre blue. The mountalns of National Park are revealed in clearest outline on the far shore-line. Daily 9.00 a.m. FARE: 25/-. Wairakei Valley, 6/-; Waiotapu, 1/-.

TIKITERE - - - Heil's Gate Buses lcave 10 a.m. arad 2 p.m. dailf> FARE: 5/- RETURN — Guide Fee 2/-. SITUATED a few mlles from Rotorua, on a perfect ro&4 j is the awesome area of Tikitere, better known aa HtM Gate, a name given to lt by the famous world traveW ! and author, George Augustus Sala. Here are sights, ; and sounds that might well come from the bottonJt* [ pit, and in places the earth can he felt trembling uodtf ! foot. Mr. Bernard Shaw was tremendously imprea^ ! with hls visit to Tikitere and with Satanic aspect oi » place. The Maorl guides safely conduct parties throaT' r and Interestingly describe the phenomena as they P * along, pointlng out the reasons for the peculiar bestowed on outstanding features such as "Sodoo Gomorrah," "The Devil's Cauldron," "Adam and EW etc. With its unmistakable and impressive indicatlco of pent-up force, Tikitere should not be missed by vbltW to the thermal reglonB. RAINBOW SPRINGS Hourly service by Ngongotaha bus from Services' Office. FARE: 1/6 — - Guide Fee 1/-. The Rainbow Springs rapidly achleved fame a s Rotorua's most popular beauty spots. Three poob, ^ in an environment of bush and fern, contain large D® bers of trout, including many of considerable size- ^ graceful movements of the flsh, the flns serving varM® as oars and balancers, can be viewed to advantage. W® shafts of sunlight play. on the water the effect ls beauff* The rainbow trout is then revealed as one of Natw* finished works of art. It has an incomparahle delicacf ^ form with markings that show an extraordlnary rau?' tints and pencillings. The Rainbow Springs regl®®J talns a large varlety of shrubs and ferns. It ls ^ a magnlflcent and extensive shrubbery througb *IP shady'paths are laid.